Lower Egypt

proper noun

The half of Ancient Egypt north of Memphis, the Nile Delta, so named because the Nile flows South to North.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. EgyptologyThe half of Ancient Egypt north of Memphis, the Nile Delta, so named because the Nile flows South to North.

Translations

Arabic اَلدِّلْتَا اَلْوَجْهُ ٱلْبَحْرِيُّ
  • اَلدِّلْتَا اَلْوَجْهُ ٱلْبَحْرِيُّ (ad-diltā)Northern Egypt
Chinese Mandarin 下埃及
  • 下埃及 (Xià Āijí)Northern Egypt
Dutch Neder-Egypte, Beneden-Egypte
  • Neder-EgypteNorthern Egypt
  • Beneden-EgypteNorthern Egypt
Finnish Ala-Egypti
  • Ala-EgyptiNorthern Egypt
French Basse-Égypte
  • Basse-ÉgypteNorthern Egypt
German Unterägypten
  • UnterägyptenNorthern Egypt
Greek Κάτω Αίγυπτος
  • Κάτω Αίγυπτος (Káto Aígyptos)Northern Egypt
Hindi निचला मिस्र
  • निचला मिस्र (niclā misr)Northern Egypt
Hungarian Alsó-Egyiptom
  • Alsó-EgyiptomNorthern Egypt
Irish an Éigipt Íochtarach
  • an Éigipt ÍochtarachNorthern Egypt
Japanese 下エジプト
  • 下エジプト (Shimoejiputo)Northern Egypt
Korean 하이집트
  • 하이집트 (Haijipteu)Northern Egypt
Latin Aegyptus inferior
  • Aegyptus inferiorNorthern Egypt
Polish Dolny Egipt
  • Dolny EgiptNorthern Egypt
Portuguese Baixo Egito
  • Baixo EgitoNorthern Egypt
Russian Ни́жний Еги́пет
  • Ни́жний Еги́пет (Nížnij Jegípet)Northern Egypt
Spanish Bajo Egipto
  • Bajo EgiptoNorthern Egypt
Turkish Aşağı Mısır
  • Aşağı MısırNorthern Egypt
Cite this entry
APA

Lower Egypt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lower%20Egypt

MLA

“Lower Egypt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lower%20Egypt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lower Egypt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lower%20Egypt.

Source: Lower Egypt on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.